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THE NEWS
Mondesi's House —
... --Bill Simmons is enjoying his "rebellious" status. --The Big Lead takes a long look at Nate McLouth. --Governor Rendell chose a Spanish firm to run the PA Turnpike. First Kennywood, now the Turnpike. What's the next PA landmark to go Spanish? --Sorry guys: Ashlee Simpson is now Ashlee Wentz. --The Detroit Lions' customer service policy: “F— ‘Em”. Needless to say, they didn't follow the Penguins fan blueprint I mentioned this morning. --A trailer accident dumped 14 tons of Oreos all over an ...
The Roundup: All the Cowboys Want to Be Famous
The Big Lead —
... Gotta love those London tabloid rumors: Becks to Climb Kilimanjaro. (Kickette)
If you’re looking for a good read this morning, look no further than Jere Longman. (NYT)
Hey college kids - networking through Myspace can get you a job! (Morning Call)
Yao donates $70k to a earthquake fund and is called stingy. (Yahoo)
Bill Simmons, now inviting you to read between the lies and understand his Tom Cruise/The Firm references. (Deadspin)
Peyton Manning thinks Brett Favre isn’t fully retired. ...
Catching Up With Harold Reynolds
ShysterBall —
... I think the uber-praise for Reynolds was mostly a function of choosing his litigation targets wisely. As the recent support for Bill Simmons' sit-down-strike over at Deadspin indicates, there are folks out there who are always willing to take the the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend position. Simmons' name was mud among Deadspin commenters for years, and now that he's seen as "taking on" ESPN, the sympathy, while clothed in the commenters' typical snark, is palpable. ...
AaronGleeman.com — ... , and invoked the character Mitch McDeere from The Firm. It must be incredibly liberating to have "f*** you money." ...
